Department of Allied Health Professions

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Department Purpose:

The purpose of the Department of Allied Health Professions is to prepare students to contribute to a global society and a diverse workforce as productive, responsible, and well-educated healthcare professionals and/or graduate students. This is accomplished by providing allied health students with the knowledge and skills basic to the practice of their disciplines, instilling them with the fundamental attitudes of professionalism, teaching, service to the community, and a desire for lifelong learning in a personalized, culturally rich and dynamic learning environment that fosters faculty, staff, and student engagement.

The Department of Allied Health Professions has a science-based curriculum that provides a broad background for students planning to further their education at the graduate level. The department offers the Bachelor of Science degree and emphasizes five primary disciplines: Adapted Physical Education: Kinesiotherapy, Exercise Science-concentrations in Fitness and Wellness and Pre-Athletic Training, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Recreation Management. These academic offerings carry a competitive matriculation requirement. The department houses a fully functional Athletic Training Room, Kinesiotherapy Clinic, and a Speech and Hearing Clinic. A Minor is available for the major in Recreation Management.

Programs

• Adaptive Physical Education: Kinesiotherapy, BS
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, BS
• Exercise Science: Fitness and Wellness Concentration, BS
• Exercise Science: Pre-Athletic Training, BS
• Recreation Management, BS

Courses

• ATH 300 Orthopedic Evaluation (3)
• ATH 301 Introduction to Athletic Training (3)
• ATH 370 Strength and Conditioning (3)
• ATH 378 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3)
• ATH 379 Therapeutic Modalities (3)
• ATH 380 Pharmacology (3)
• ATH 386 Nutrition for Sports and Performance (3)
• ATH 400 Rehabilitation Techniques (3)
• ATH 432 Organization and Administration in Athletic Training (3)
• ATH 495 Clinical Internship in Athletic Training (3)

• CSD 150 Communication Disabilities in Film and Media (3)
• CSD 151 Introduction to Communication Disorders (3)
• CSD 245 Speech and Language Development (3)
• CSD 246 Beginning Sign Language (3)
• CSD 251 Phonetics (3)
• CSD 351 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (3)
• CSD 352 Disorders of Articulation and Phonology (3)
• CSD 353 Disorders of Fluency and Voice (3)
• CSD 360 Speech and Hearing Science (3)
• CSD 361 Introduction to Audiology (3)
• CSD 363 Rehabilitation for People with Hearing Impairments (3)
• CSD 451 Evaluation of Speech & Language Disorders (3)
• CSD 453 Treatment of Speech & Language Disorders (3)
• CSD 455 Neural Basis of Communication (3)
• CSD 460 Clinical Observations and Techniques (3)
• CSD 467 Clinical Practicum in SLP (3)
• CSD 468 Clinical Practicum II (3)
• CSD 469 Special Topics in CSD (3)

• HPE 113 Sports Technique and Motor Skills -I (2)
• HPE 114 Sports Techniques and Motor Skills -II (2)
• HPE 214 Beginning Swimming (1)
• HPE 215 Intermediate Swimming (1)
• HPE 216 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Professions (2)
• HPE 221 Introduction to Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Allied Health Professions (3)
• HPE 224 Folk, Square, and Clog Dance (2)
• HPE 225 Modern Dance (2)
• HPE 241 Golf (1)
• HPE 244 Gymnastics (2)
• HPE 265 Self Defense and Karate (1)
• HPE 274 First Aid and Safety (2)
• HPE 285 Supervised Experience in Therapeutic Clinical Settings-I (1)
• HPE 321 Motor Learning (3)
• HPE 373 Physiology of Exercise (3)
• HPE 374 Kinesiology and Analysis of Human Movement (3)
• HPE 375 Kinesiotherapy-I (3)
• HPE 376 Therapeutic Exercise (3)
• HPE 377 Advanced Personal Trainer Certification (3)
• HPE 385 Supervised Experience in Therapeutic Clinical Settings -II (1)
• HPE 423 Adapted Physical Education, Therapeutic Recreation and Kinesiology (3)
• HPE 424 Kinesiotherapy-II: Clinical Practicum (3)
• HPE 432 Organization and Administration of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 472 Tests and Measurements in Adapted Physical Education, Recreation, and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 485 Supervised Experience in Therapeutic Clinical Settings-III (1)
• HPE 490 Methods of Teaching Allied Health Sciences (3)
• HPE 491 Clinical Internship in Exercise Science (3)
• HPE 492 Research and Seminar in Allied Health and Kinesiotherapy (3)
• HPE 493 Clinical Internship in Kinesiotherapy (6-12)

• REC 201 Foundations of Leisure and Recreation (3)
• REC 230 Introduction to Park Management (3)
• REC 281 Principles and Techniques of Recreation Leadership (3)
• REC 284 Outdoor Education and Camping Techniques (3)
• REC 285 Supervised Experience in Recreation I (1)
• REC 311 Commercial Recreation and Tourism (3)
• REC 340 Recreation, Parks and Diverse Populations (3)
• REC 352 Event Planning (3)
• REC 381 Planning and Administration of Social Recreation (3)
• REC 382 Parks and Recreation Supervision (3)
• REC 385 Supervised Experience in Recreation II (1)
• REC 450 Legal Aspects of Recreation Administration (3)
• REC 485 Pre-Internship in Recreation (1)
• REC 491 Internship in Recreation (9)
• REC 495 Special Topics in Recreation (1-3)

• HPE 101 Foundations of Health (3)

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